Agency(ies) or Organization(s) implementing or sponsoring the initiative (Additional Information)

Organization: Global Industry Coalition (GIC)

Type of Organization: Industry

Budget information

CIDA
Norvatis

Availability of funds for participants

Yes

Activity details

Description of the initiative

National level activities
Development of national biosafety frameworks
Institutional strengthening
Risk assessment

Objective and main expected outcomes or lesson learned

Goals
To strengthen institutional capabilities and linkages in
Thailand
To support assessment of current policies and the formulation of
future policy frameworks required for developing appropriate
indigenous technological capabilities in Thailand.

Main outcomes
1) 14 individual linkage projects were completed in
various sectors under the Institutional Linkages
Program (1985-1995).

2) Comprehensive surveys of various sectors of Thai industry,
including biotechnology, were made.

General thematic area(s)

Institutional capacity

Human resources capacity development and training

Information exchange and data management including participation in the Biosafety Clearing-House

Additional Information

Additional Information

See a detailed list of other capacity-building initiatives
supported by business and industry at the web link below: